How do I access pictures outside of Aperture?

When I import pictures from my camera, it automatically stores them into the Aperture Library. How do I access the files on the hard drive outside of Aperture? Say I want to upload a picture to a site using their basic uploader browsing tool thing, how do I get to the pictures? All I see is the Aperture Library icon...

There are many, many ways to access your files in Aperture:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the Aperture Library.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the Aperture Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with Aperture not running*:
For users of 10.6 and later:
You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the Aperture Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Regards
TD

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